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DUNCAN JONES got everyone talking with his brilliant debut, Moon. Following that up was definitely going to be a tough task.
With Source Code, he again takes an original story – a rarity in Hollywood currently – and crafts something very impressive.
Now, the sci-fi-cum-thriller-cum-drama is set for release on Blu-ray, and it’s a must for fans of the format.
Jake Gyllenhaal plays Captain Colter Stevens, a US soldier who becomes the...

For the briefest of moments at the beginning of Source Code, there’s an expectation that we’re going to be watching a tribute to classic eighties sci-fi. A long drawn out note of music against a black screen recalls Terminator, Blade Runner and Alien. It’s enough to send a slight tingle up the spine. And then the visuals fade in, and the soundtrack begins, and it’s clear that’s not what we’re getting at all. This is Hitchcock.
With a...